Should I draft Ryne Nelson or Lance McCullers?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryne Nelson or Lance McCullers.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Lance McCullers · Forearm (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.01	-0.12
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	163.00	135.00
W	7	3
L	8	1
SV	0	0
IP	125.0	63.0
H	130	51
ER	63	25
K	91	66
BB	42	29
ERA	4.54	3.57
WHIP	1.38	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	61.0	0.0
W	5	0
L	6	0
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	0.0
H	95	0
ER	44	0
K	49	0
BB	19	0
ERA	5.42	0.00
WHIP	1.56	0.00

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson makes adjustments vs. Dodgers Published July 3rd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Pitches well Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks Joe Mantiply to Open, Ryne Nelson to Follow Vs. Dodgers Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Pitching behind opener Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Crushed for six runs Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryne Nelson's 7 efficient innings help Diamondbacks handle Nationals, 5-2 Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Twins dominate Diamondbacks as Ryne Nelson struggles in 8-3 defeat Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson crushed by Twins as starts continue to be a mixed bag Published June 26th, 2024 via Arizona Sports	Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. has season-ending surgery on lingering arm injury Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Baby girl No. 2 on the way for Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., wife Kara Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. Takes Significant Rehab Step After Surgery Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros' Lance McCullers: Throwing off mound Saturday Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Lance McCullers Jr. Throws Bullpen Over The Weekend Published June 17th, 2024 Astros' Lance McCullers: Making progress Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lance McCullers Jr. Likely Out "A Little While" Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Lance McCullers gets shot at playoff glory after bitter ending a year ago Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports

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